Hindu women apply "sindhur", or vermillion powder, on the face of a woman after worshipping the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Chandigarh AJAY VERMA/REUTERS

Muslim Shi'ite women are chained to each other march during a re-enactment of the battle of Kerbala during a mourning process, one day before the Shi'ites will mark the day of Ashura, in Nabatiyeh ALI HASHISHO/REUTERS

A man rides his bicycle past volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organisation RSS taking part in the "Path-Sanchalan", or Route March during celebrations to mark the Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra in Mumbai SHAILESH ANDRADE/REUTERS

Tsering Gurmet, 28, a mountain guide, poses for a photograph in the village of Stok, 15 km from Leh, the largest town in the region of Ladakh nestled high in the Indian Himalayas, India September 28, 2016. When asked how living in the world's fastest growing major economy had affected his life, Gurmet replied: "Life has become much easier and much more comfortable although we are losing our traditions. CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/REUTERS

School girls walk past riot police standing guard outside Hillbrow magistrate court during an appearance of students who were arrested during a protest demanding free education at the Johannesburg's University of the Witwatersrand SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS

Woman from the Samaritan sect decorates with fruits and vegetables a traditional hut known as a "sukkah", which is a ritual hut used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, on Mount Gerizim on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus ABED OMAR QUSINI/REUTERS

Debris swept downriver by the rising Tar River litter a flooded rail bridge crossing the river from Tarboro into Princeville as the river crests in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, in Tarboro, North Carolina JONATHAN DRAKE/REUTERS

A resident paddles his kayak out of his neighborhood after checking the condition of his house as river levels rise into town in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, in Greenville, North Carolina JONATHAN DRAKE/REUTERS

Combination photo of Trump denying recent sexual assault allegations, saying that if he ever touched a woman in the audience they would slap him, as he holds a rally at a car dealership in Portsmouth, New Hampshire JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS